Professor Anselm Eldergill
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Included in the new Leaders’ Profiles — Mental Health section of Chambers’ & Partners’ A Guide to the Legal Profession. Ranked 1: ‘Anselm Eldergill is considered “authoritative” and has been recommended again as a leading authority on the Mental Health Act, particularly the detention, tribunal and criminal law provisions’ (and in subsequent years)

'The sage of mental health law, he is renowned for being “hugely clever” and “a highly respected academic and commentator” with “the best theoretical approach.” A heavyweight practitioner who chairs and is involved in judicial inquiries nationwide.' 2001/02, Ranked 1: '

“Academically brilliant,” whilst able to “link up law and practice,” he has chaired six NHS inquiries concerning mental health patients who have committed serious crimes. In addition to this, his “authoritative, thoughtful and reliable” textbook has … elicited praise for its “empathy for the plight of those suffering from mental health disorders.'
 

 

 

 

 

 

7th Edition • 2003 – 2004

MARQUIS WHO’S WHO

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ELDERGILL, ANSELM CHARLES, lawyer; b. London, England, United Kingdom, Mar. 21, 1959; s. John Frederick George and Sheila Mary Eldergill; children: Thomas Alexander Lansdell, Matthew Laurence Lansdell. BS in Econs., London Sch. Econs., London, 1981; PhD Rsch. in Am. Polit. History, Oxford U., Eng., 1982. Solicitor: Eng. 1985. Lawyer Solicitors Chambers, London, 1994- ; prof. of law U. of Northumbria, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 2001-; chmn., legal and ethics com. Mental Health Act Commn., Nottingham, England, 1992-2000; legal assessor, mental health The Law Soc., London, 1992-2000. Legal advisor Dept, of Health, London, 2001-02. Author: (medicolegal textbook) Mental Health Review Tribunals — Law and Practice (nominated for Nobel Prize, 1998), (medicolegal On[ of forensic psychiatry) Reform of the Mental Health Act, (medicolegal (dept of health) The Future of the Mental Health Act Commission, (med-legal (journal of mental health law) Homicide Inquiries. Recipient Alexander Maxwell Law scholarship. Mem.: The Law Soc. Independent. Avocations: sailing, soccer, arts, english literature. England Office: 3 Powers Court, Twickenham TW1 2JJ  Office Phone: +44 (0) 797 119 8742.  E-mail: medicolegal@email.com.

Professor Eldergill is one of only two British lawyers in the American Who's Who Guide, the other being Lord Hunt of Wirral.

 

     
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Anselm Eldergill

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